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Well, this woke up the theatre😂🎶🎶 Great show and orchestra did a excellent job. Whitney tribute show💙🙌🏻🎶

After returning home, we needed to shower off and just take it easy for a while. At 18.35 they asked if following passengers are onboard… So someone is uncounted or missing on the ship. All onboard was 18.30. Tonight’s show is Chaeza - a tribute to Whitney Houston

Today’s canapés

Mr had a “home-alone party” on the helipad before arrival😎 He needs to work on his selfie skills😜 Our snorkelling 🤿 tour had meeting time 12.30 on the pier. Remember to allow enough time to walk the pier and thru the shopping area. We left the ship/stateroom 12.05 and was on the meeting point 12.15. We needed to take a bus to the other side of the harbour to board our boat for the day. It was a floating dock😂🤿 So keep your stuff in a dry bag😝😅⚓️ The tour company Tiami has several different boats. So they had 2 groups onboard 2 “floating” docks and a third group on a catamaran boat. So plenty of people were snorkelling today😝🏖️🤿 It was a bumpy ride to our 2 locations, the shipwreck and turtle 🐢 bay. Snorkelling was heavy waves today and strong wind. So we survived but for others, it was a struggle💙. They provided mask, snorkel 🤿 and an inflatable vest. It was mandatory to wear the vest. No fins😟 (and in this current and wave, that’s really not the best idea) The view was not the best, it was okay. But really not on our top ten list. It was free bar after the snorkelling. After the snorkelling 🤿 we went for a beach hog. We had 45.minutes. Nice beach and relaxing place. Then it was time for our return trip back to the ship. We arrived back on the ship 16.30. I will upload the GoPro later for a reel.

premium WiFi has worked like a clock. I have talked on FaceTime video calls, no problems. I have used vpn for work, no problems. Teams meting, no problems. Mr needed to download heavy duty from work, no problems. we have a router in our stateroom. so it’s no problem on the balcony for coverage.

Rise & shine from the ocean! We are not docking until 11.00 today in Barbados 🇧🇧 Mr needs to speak live with colleagues, so he needs to be up and running for office time 07.00. AKA, have his computer in bed and a t-shirt on😜🤭😂 ( you must add +6h for Norway/european 🕰️ ) I have a planned teams meeting at 08.30. Need to go over some details in a project for work. I went for a power walk from 0720 to 08.10. Mr was finished on meeting when I arrived. So he wanted breakfast. My meeting was a bit delayed, so we wanted to go downstairs to MDR🤪🤪 The line was long and it was very busy. So we ended up in Tuscan for captains club breakfast. I had a quick breakfast before I left for my meeting. Mr went to the sail-in. I was occupied by my meeting🤪 Mr said it was not crowded at all. After my meeting and Mr’s adventure on the helipad we wanted a little snack before the snorkelling 🤿 tour. So we went downstairs to Al Bacio😇 a full house😝 Everyone was waiting for clearance of the ship.

CruiseCompass Day 5, Barbados 🇧🇧

We are invited to a helipad Sail-in on Barbados 🇧🇧

The new house band was playing in Grand Foyer before dinner. They are starting to be house warm😂😜💙 Tonight’s menu We had garden salad, shrimp cocktail, escargot and seafood orzo. Food tasted good. Dessert Lava for me and crème brûlée for Mr😁 The Lava cake… I must say it! Last week ist was great 👍🏻 this week it was SO good 😊 we have to go back to 2018ish for last time it was spot on like this. (It was adevils good dessert until then) But after 2020 the lava cake has gone downhill to really cool and not the famous dessert! Love this🩷 After dinner we stopped by Al Bacio to pick up some water. They were warming up to Finish the Song I Grand Foyer. This game show is totally pending on the contestants. We stayed upstairs by the railing to watch them. It was a great group, so it turned into a 💥😂🎶🤣 Then it was game over & good night 💤

I went downstairs and got ready for dinner. Mr was finished 18.00. So we went downstairs to Al Bacio for a coffee before the show. Tonight’s show is Katerina Rossa, violin 🎻 player. We have seen her before onboard. She played a potpourri of Vivaldi, Queen, James Bond and Adele. The orchestra was really shining tonight🙌🏻🎻🙌🏻

Today’s culinary surprise!

I answered several work emails and texted my colleague about an upcoming project. So work & pleasure can be combined from time to time😎🙌🏻💙⚓️ At 16.35 captain George came on the pa to say we are ready for departure💙⚓️ Then it was late in 🇳🇴 so a glass of wine was appropriate😂😎 Cheers to a great day in Antigua😎 Mr wasn’t supposed to work during the holiday. But they did a fusion of 2 companies 1.1.24. The company they bought, some of the employees were not to happy about it… so it makes it very busy and lots of extra work for Mr…. I think it will be better during the summer. But until the process is completed to get everything done in the fusion, it’s a bit more complicated and crazy 🤪 then normal procedure will return😇🤓 Well well…. On the positive side… Mr is making a bill of many toothed fork🍴 So then our Christmas holiday is ✔️😜

After showering off and changing clothes Mr was ready for the lunch😝😅 Today it was Caribbean food in OV. Mr took a little bit of different things. I was not into the big lunch thing😆 So I had some melon and tasted the “omelette” thing. It was made to order and Mr had chosen fish as topping. It was very tasty. Like a crossover of omelette, puff pastries and fajitas😋 and the filling of fish and shrimp was really tasty. The dessert table was filled with Caribbean cuisine. Mr had an assortment of several things. I tasted the cinnamon nut banana cake. It was delicious 😋 Mr went downstairs to do some work and I moved up to Sunset.

Our tour is a small group. So we have 7 guests and 2 guides. We left 08.30. It’s around 30.minutes drive to the starting point. You walk off from the zip line location. The track is in the beginning a made walking path of stones and wooden tracks. As you walk on, it turns into a walking trail. It’s uphill and then downhill. You have a great view from halfway through the tour. You are walking onto Carlisle Bay. A long sandy beach 🏖️ it’s around 30.minutes time for a quick swim. Depending on the speed of the walking tour🙃 After the beach break it’s time to return to the ship. We had a great time out and about on tour. It was easy walk if your decent fit and used to walk. You need shoes to walk on uneven surfaces. Only drawback was the short time for a swim. It would be great if you had more time, so a little later return time to the ship would give it a full day👍🏻😎🏖️🥾 a 1h on the beach would make it great. We were back onboard 12.45 ish. We didn’t roam around in town or port after our tour dropped us off. Mr wanted to shower off some sand and then do some more work. And have a snack in Al Bacio on the way upstairs🤭

Good Morning Antigua! We had a quick breakfast in OV. A full house🤪🤪 Coffee machine was again broken🥺 I hope they get a new one during dry dock🫡 We are now waiting in the theatre for our tour departure.

The spa prices are ridiculous high! the deals they have offered are just to hige….😳 im not the biggest user of the spa, but I like to either have a massage or do nails at some point. As of now it’s hilarious pricey😑 Specially since the NOK is catastrophic low for USD🫠🫨😬🫥🫠

Yes!!!! 🙌🏻

Cruise compass Day 4 St John’s, Antigua.

After the show I had agreed to meet Mr in Passport on deck 3. It was so crowded today. Usually it’s less crowded than decks 4+5. It seemed like everyone was out and about tonight🥰 CD Angela said after the show that it’s only 67kids/under 18 on this sailing. (She was talking about what’s going on tonight of entertainment) So the average age is higher than last cruise😂😇 Of those 67 kids at least 15 of them are toddlers from 9+months old to 2years. I saw lots of them when I walked (and umbrella strollers) Mr arrived and we ordered a pre dinner aperitif 🍸 The new house band was playing in grade foyer🎶🎶 I think they need a few more days to get into it properly🎶 it sounds okay, but the flow of music and songs was a bit rough. Dinner tonight: We had the salad, salmon and duck It tasted good and was freshly made. Dessert Mr had strawberry panna cotta and a scoop of ice cream. I had my favourite ice cream, after eight😋 The panna cotta has a real strawberry 🍓 sauce. It was purée from blender of strawberry 🍓 😋😋😋 Why couldn’t my cheesecake on the first night have this sauce???? It’s only on the menu for one night, so why not make it a really nice one🧐

Mr was not finished working when I returned. So we agreed to split up! (Not the divorce agreement😜) I got dressed and decided for a new round of the Broadway show. And then Mr would join me for dinner tonight🥰 The vocal cast was 👍🏻 they had landed a little more and they delivered a great performance.

I returned to the cabin a little after 5. I took a one eyed siesta on a sun lounger by the pool😎 after the lunch break. Mr is still working. Today’s canapés had arrived: the culinary fantasy is on the edge of beyond fantastic🤣😆🤭 tonight is evening chic. Tonight’s show is Broadway cabaret from the vocal cast. We haven’t decided yet if we’re in or out on this one🤔

Can I come? I will do fine in the Pullman bed😇

We haven’t talked plans for shore excursions on this sailing. We hit a little “jackpot” on OBC on this cruise. It was the onboard booking OBC and it was some OBC for booking this sailing. So we had 400$ OBC, that’s very nice 😊 So the OBC gave us upgraded WiFi from basic to premium. And 3 shore excursions. The Black Friday sale was really good for this sailing. So it gave us all off this! Last Easter on Sil we did snorkel, snorkel 🤿 and snorkel 🤿 They were all very nice 👌🏻 but we wanted to try something new🙃 and a ac bus sightseeing is not our first choice😝 We have booked: St John’s Antigua: small group hike & beach tour Barbados: destination highlights Swim with turtles, shipwrecks and snorkel Castries, St Lucia: destination highlight Piton Heights nature trail So we will see how this goes🙃😜😎🤩

Mr came up for lunch little over 14. So we went to OV. It was British 🇬🇧 food themed lunch. It was fish & chips and some other typical British dishes. The British version on Equinox is weaker than compared to what Edge offered on British 🇬🇧 themed lunch. Mr had fish & (chips) Asian chicken. I went for a self built sandwich of tuna. It was plenty of space on the terrace, so no stress to get a table.

Mr joined me for Captains Club welcome toast 🥂 He needed a break😅 It was canapés, drinks, live music and the acrobatics preformed. The numbers of officers attending was high😅👌🏻 It was a full house. But this was better than last week! Captain George seemed more “present” to the event and it seemed like it was more enjoyable for the team around him👌🏻🥂💙 The top cruiser is a gentleman, 6xxx something points and 63 cruises🚢. Mr returned downstairs to do some more work and I have found myself a sun lounger and are replying to emails and texts work related🩷😎